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Unclassified language isolate in the Amazonas Basin
There are three recordings of that tongue; one Portuguese wordlist from the 1860s, one Spanish document from the early 19th century, and some words in a Dutch diary entry from 1666.
| Meaning | Portuguese Paper | Spanish Paper | Dutch Paper | Reconstructed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | rnate | jnat | hnat | hnat |
| two | pnate | pnat | pnat | |
| three | prim | pjin | pchin | phin |
| four | mai | ñay | niai | |
| many | nhum | ñun ('five') | njun ('ten') | niun |
| bird | quique | kik | ||
| Brazil | paquil | pakiu | ||
| eye, to see | pi | pi | ||
| ear, to hear | cam | kann | kan | |
| white | tna | tna | ||
| day | tarrate | tajjat | tahhat | |
| moon | rate | hat | ||
| sun | tar | tah | ||
| gold | tape | tap | ||
| dark | tuque | tuk | ||
| alone | rhaquenique | haknik | ||
| red | ritenham | hitnian | ||
| European | quitão ('stranger') | kitau | ||
| other | ji | hi | ||
| thou | pi | pi | ||
| first | tan | tan | ||
| man | tca | tka | ||
| to smell | cnic | knik | ||
| I want | natap | na-tap | ||
| thou wantest | pitap | pi-tap |